Hindu Squats
How to Do Hindu Squats
- Stand on tip toes with your feet about shoulder width apart and your arms straight by your side.
- Squat down nice and low (while leaning slightly forward) until your glutes touch or almost touch the backs of your legs.
- Raise your arms straight out in front of you and push through your toes to drive your body back upwards.
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Hindu Squats Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Hindu Squats targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works calves and hamstrings. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Barbell split squats, seated chair leg extensions and barbell squats. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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Build clear, professional workouts, keep clients engaged and grow your training business. Try free for 2 weeks.
Follow ready-made home and gym plans with visual demos and timers – or create custom workouts from exercises like this.
Our illustrated Yoga Cards deck is the perfect way to start practicing at home – no class, no studio, no experience needed. 100,000+ sold.
